{"id":9375,"date":"2020-11-02T21:11:45","date_gmt":"2020-11-02T21:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/fortnite-how-to-get-the-throwback-axe-pickaxe-for-free"},"modified":"2024-07-19T07:39:59","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T07:39:59","slug":"fortnite-how-to-get-the-throwback-axe-pickaxe-for-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/fortnite\/fortnite-how-to-get-the-throwback-axe-pickaxe-for-free","title":{"rendered":"Fortnite: How to get the Throwback Axe Pickaxe for free"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Epic Games is gearing Fortnite up for the release of the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/fortnite\/fortnite-to-be-60fps-4k-on-ps5-and-xbox-series-x-to-release-on-launch-day\">with graphical and performance enhancements<\/a> coming with the new hardware.<\/p>\n<div id=\"traffective-ad-Content_1_742748\" style=\"display: none;\" class=\"Content_1\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"traffective-ad-Content_1_137693\" style=\"display: none;\" class=\"Content_1\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"traffective-ad-Content_1_271702\" style=\"display: none;\" class=\"Content_1\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"traffective-ad-Content_1_928755\" style=\"display: none;\" class=\"Content_1\"><\/div>\n<p>That&#8217;s not all that&#8217;s coming to Fortnite, as players looking to enjoy the Battle Royale in sweet 4K resolution running at 60 frames-per-second can get their hands on an old friend that&#8217;s been absent for a very very long time &#8212; the original Axe Pickaxe that every new Fortnite player started with.<\/p>\n<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/fortnite\/fortnite-v14-40-all-leaked-skins-cosmetics-and-emotes\">cosmetics being a big selling point of the Fortnite<\/a>, is understandable that the default tool everyone had access to wasn&#8217;t all that enticing, but like many things in life, the old is new again, and the Throwback Axe Pickaxe will be sure to bring some good memories back for a lot of people.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/fortnite\/nate-hill-s-shadow-midas-cosplay-from-fortnite-is-the-perfect-halloween-costume\">Nate Hill&#8217;s Shadow Midas cosplay from Fortnite is the perfect Halloween costume<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Did we mention it&#8217;s free? That&#8217;s right, you can get your hands on a classic tool as soon as next-gen Fortnite becomes available when the Series X and S launch this 10th November.<\/p>\n<p>How do you do it, you ask? Well, it&#8217;s rather simple.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">Fortnite Throwback Axe Pickaxe &#8211; How to get<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-cf.ginx.tv\/imgcdn\/oXbZDMMUJxEPhwG5lxYrOmW6Yl9nUx4FuaogRQbVEqY\/rs:fill:0:0:1\/g:ce\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ2lueC50di91cGxvYWRzL3Rocm93YmFjay5qcGc\" alt=\"throwback axe fortnite\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" loading=\"lazy\">(Photo: Epic Games)<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The process is actually quite straightforward for Xbox users, you simply log in to your account and the Throwback Axe will appear in your inventory.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">However, if you&#8217;re a PlayStation user, you can get your hands on starting on 4th November via the PS Store. Here&#8217;s how:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Go to the Fortnite Item Shop\/PlayStation store<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Select the Throwback Pickaxe<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Press purchase (it will be free) and accept<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Inspect your locker and the Axe should be there<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Remember that you can get this Pickaxe on any platform and that you only have until the 21st of January, 2021, to redeem this offer.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">We hope you have a jolly good time with the Pickaxe in Fortnite!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Epic Games is gearing Fortnite up for the release of the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5, with graphical and performance enhancements coming with the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1973,"featured_media":9376,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fortnite","genre-battle-royal","content_type-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - 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